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GREENSBUEO, IN. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST, 15, 1876.
NO 48.
The Good Templars and the
Orphans.
We clip the following from the pro
ceedings of the Grand Lodge I. 0. G. T.,
as published by the Raleigh Sentinel:
The committee on the Oxford Orphan
Asylum submitted a report, after the
adoption of which, Rev. Dr. Pritchard
took the floor and made an eloquent ap
peal in behalf of the orphans. He said:
The most interesting thing in this world is
man Considered as mortal, and a sinner, it
does seem strange that God and Ills holy an
gels should ^ regard liim, lint when viewed in
respect to his mental and moral endowments,
and especially his immortality, he seems wor-
Tliy of the love of God and tlie solicitude of
the angels.
Tlie most interesting and important p.art of
man’s history is ids childhood. Not only is
tliat the period when his mind must be devel
oped, but tliat is the time .vlien liis moral char
acter must be formed. Tlie first ten years of
his life determines his destiny. The mighti
est influence in tliis world for tlie formation of
character is a mother’s love or father’s care,
and will grow up in vice and sin if not trained
alight. It is the prompting of a wise econo
my to send tlieni to an asylum, where they
will be educated, tauglit to work, tauglit good
manners, good piiuciplos, and be brought un
der tlie influence of religion, Tiiere is a boy
in our penitentiary only 14 years old ; lie is
there for 8 yearn, his mother died early, and
Ills father, a bad man, trained him in tlie
school of Satan. Crime will co.stfar more tliaii
the proper care of these orphans, for not a
murder occurs which does not cost the county
and State from one to five thousand dollars.
We don’t know what possibilities are in
these little children. The iieople of Erfurth
little thought that in the little beggar boy,
Martin Luther, who sang in the slreets for
bread, there was concealed the miglitiest mor
al and mental force of that century. Nor did
those who brought the poor boy, John Winia-
maker, of I’hiladelphia, to Christ and helped
him along in the world, know that the boy
would develop into one of the most useful men
■of this age. He is the superintendent of a
Sunday school of 2,500; they meet in a stone
house which cost .$60,000, two-thirds of which
he gave himself, and near by is a Presbyteri
an church, which cost $50,000 all of which is
slue to tliis mail more than to any one else.
Tlie future governor of the State, or the wo
man wlio is to write the gieat poem or raise
the great son of the next century may be
trained at Oxford or Asheville. I was born
in old Mecklenburg and in the town of Char
lotte, and I love niy native State; she has
many virtues, and we would that she sliould
excel in all. It is not to our credit that she
has not a State Orphan Asylum or that our
•elmrclies and benevolent organizations have
had none till I’ecently. To the Masons be
long the honor of originating this enterprise,
but it does not belong to them alone; it is
the mstitntioii of the whole State, and alike
the property of the Churches, the Odd Fel
lows, Good 'Templars, &c
Dr, Pritchard then said that he had been to
Oxford and had seen the blessed results of the
work done there, and after stating that none
of us knew that our children or grandchildren
might not find a home there, he made an ear
nest appeal in behalf of the orphans -
A committee consisting of Mrs. Beck
with, Miss Blanche Fentress, Miss Jennie
Albright, Mrs. Fannie Ballard, Miss Ida
-H. Bledsoe and Miss Barringer, was ap
pointed to take up a collection in behalf
of the orphans. The collection amounted
to |64,75, which was ordered to be for
warded to the proper authorities.
The Minor Differences in Work
ing.
One of the tendencies of the present,
age is to remove every obstacle from the
free interchange of thought between peo
ples, and hence we see conventions of
various religious, .scientific, commercial
and political bodies, the members of
which comes from all parts of the world
to discuss points of mutual interest, to
clear away mistaken ideas as to the pur
poses of each other which distance, preju
dice, ignorance or jealousy have long
caused to exist between them. Such a
course is not only productive of present
good, but is a means of binding all man
kind together in efforts for more advanc
ed civilization.
^ There are many differences in ceremo
nial and in matters really nonessential
in value, between the various Masonic
bodies throughout the globe, but our re
marks now chiefly apply to those of En
glish-speaking nationality. Why should
they exist? Fortunately such is the
catholicity of Freemasonry, and such its
liberality that no very serious dilEouIty
has ever arisen, or indeed can arise from
such non e.ssentials. And yet difficulties
and doubts Jo arise from this cause, and
again the question is asked, “Why
should such differences exist?”
Those who travel by land or by water
know well that sometimes those who are
to the “manor born” find it no easy mat
ter to “work their way in,” and this is
especially the case with brethren from
England when visiting lodges in the
United States. Many are deterred from
visiting by the knowledge that such dif
ferences exist, and thus the craft suffers,
not alone from the non addition of manv
a good member, but from the absence of
that intelligent companionship such vis
itations afford. There should be entire
U7iiformity in the working of all Masonic
hdges throughout the world. How is this
to be accomplished ? By a convention
of English speaking Masons representing
the Grand Lodges of their respective
countries Nor is this so difficult of ac
complishment as might at first seem to be
the case. The differences ought to be all
ascertained, in the first place by corres
pondence, and afterwards could be dis
cussed in convention. The idea is by no
means Utopian, and we confidently ap
peal to our British Cousin Brethren to aid
us in carrying it out. The Grand Lodge
of the State of New York ought to take
action in this matter, and we are sure
that those of Great Britain and Ireland
would gladly join in the good work.
Much may be done hy the Masonic press
on both sides the Atlantic, and we res
pectfully suggest to onr worthy colabor-
ateur. The London Freemason, that we
begin the specification of the differences
alluded to, with a view to their removal.
If, however, it be found impossible or im
politic to change trivialties, long sanc
tioned by usage, perhapsjust fied by local
influence, would it not be of value to the
craft in general, and to travelers in par
ticular, that such should be known.?
There would thus be no fear of the mag
nifying of non essentials by the enemies
of Freemasonry, because there is no doubt
that every means are adopted to injure
the belief in its universality.—N. Yi
Square.
If our Brother of the Square will re
member, we urged the same thing, in an
article in the Masonic Journal some
months ago. There is a great lack of
uniformity in onr own jurisdictional
work, and of course it is much greater
between American and European Lod
ges.—Ed. Journal.
Bro. Cummings, of Iowa, thus speaks of
Afasonic qualifioatians in certain States :
Nevada says “the candidate must have
absolutely whole limbs, which includes
every joint of every finger and toe but
Jfissouri knows of no use in the ceremo
nies for a toe, and therefore does not re
gard its loss as a disqualification. In Tex
as the material is not suitable if a fingef
be minus; but in Florida, if enough of the
thumb be left for the candidate to give
proper proof that he is a Jiason, it is well
with him. In Vermont a stiff knee dis
qualifies ; in Arkansas a defect in the hip
is not objectionable. In California a can
didate is not permitted to go “one eye”
on it; in Louisiana, if the three senses
“deemed peculiarly essential are not af
fected so as to iiiterfere,” the “profane”
niav ne allowed to see light. In Kansas
he must be internally and externally
sound. “No “rheumatic” need apply. In
Rhode Island a dwarf nan be made a ff/a-
son. It is not believed that the size of the
State had any influence in adopting this
rule. In J/ichigan to the boner of its
Grand Lodge may it be said, tlie can.li-
date must be able to read and write. In
Tennessee he must be able to make a liv
ing. But Chairman Cnshing, of Texas
stands on the top round of the ladder,
shouting, “He would be a fool who would
consent to his friend, if over eighty., being
initiated.”
Masonic Rules.
Never solicit a man to become a Ma
son.
Never reooommend an applicant, unless
you 'Know him to be a good, man, and who
will conform to the precepts of the insti
tution.
Never oast your ballot in favor ot a
candidate unless you know him to he
worthy and tree from reproach.
Never fail to vote as a member of a
Lodge upon all questions before it.
Never disclose the manner of your vote
upon application.
Never speak of Lodge matters in im"
proper places.
Never indulge in practices which will
bring reproach upon the institution.
Never forget that you are a Freemason,
a link in the chain of the universal broth
erhood.
Never be absent from your Lodge if
you can help it.
Never make a display of Masonic em
blems to attract attention for purposes of
business.
Never forget that a Mason is your broth
er and treat him accordingly.
Never become an informer or spy upon
your brethren.
Never fail to admonish a brother if you
see him err.
Never repel a prother because he is
poor.
Never act or sympathize with any par
ty or clique in the body of Masonry.
Never electioneer for Masonic candi
dates, as no one is a tine Mason who solic
its office.
Always abide the decision of the ma
jority, without murmuring or dissent.
A Mason must be a “peaceable subject”
of the State in which be lives.
He must be prudent in his conversa
tion and actions.
He must consult his health, by not
continuing too long from boms after
Lodge hours.
He must relieve a brother in want, if
he can.
He must avoid all wrangling and quar
reling, and backbiting and slander.
He must not set up his own ideas of
law and usage against the constituted
authorities of jurisdiction.
He must defend his brother’s character,
and do him all good offices, as far as may
be consistent with his honor and safety.
Jlfasons must salute each other courte
ously, calling each other brother.—An
cient Regulations.
Jiasonry demands the exercise of Pru
dence and Jnstiee on questions of dispute.
note.
PEN AND SCISSORS.
. Caponl has congestion of the larynx.
. Blight clew—the due of a mortgage
....Good words and good deeds are the
rent v.e owe for the air we breathe.
.... 'fliey who weep over errors were not
formed ibi’ eriines.
Sturgeon fishing is good in the Con
necticut rivc-r.
.... The number of saloons in Michigan
has decreased 2,34 during a year past.
,.. Tile only way to be permanently safe Is
to be habitually honest.
.... A German physician says that only
those wlio perspire easily are subject to rheu
matism.
An enraged Brooklyn husband rushed
out of the house tlie other mght, threatening
to buy a yaebt,
A Servian woman doesn’t feel at all
dres.sed unless adorned in all the hues of the
solar spectrum.
.... A correspondent from Russia says:
“Nine-tenths of this vast country produce.s
little else than firewood.”
The evil which w'e do does not draw
upon ns so many persecutions and so much
hatred a,? our good qualities.
.... Few of the Atlantic steamship lines
have done more than pay expenses during the
last six or eight months.
.... Gov. Smith of Georgia, has leased the
labor of the State convicts for a term of twenty
years at an imnual rate of$2.5,000.
.... An Edinburg butcher named Dunn
has been fined $20 for having 539 pounds of
“deceased” beef in his possession.
.... Old men delight in uttering good pre
cepts—to console themselves for being no
longer in a position to set bad examples.'
.... In Cliarieston, Miss., reside two ladies
SO years old. They are twins, and eacli has
had two husbands and seven children.
.... A twenty dollar premium for the fast
est hog team is a feature of the approaching
Bobertson county (Tenn.) fair.
-A courageous maiden prevented a duel
beteveen two fools at Long Branch, the other
by standing between tlie pistol holders.
A petrilied whale, fifty feet long, ha.s
been found in California, and is supposed to
have bet'll harpooned by tlie Cardiff Giant.
.... One of tlie proudest moments of a fat
man’s life is when he can eat buckwheat
cakes without getting molasses on Ills shirt
front.
.... “Arc you lost my little fellow ?” asked
a gentleman of a fonr-year-old Saturday.
“No,” he sobbed in reply, “b-but m-my moth
er is.”
.... The playful fly is rather intimately in
clined this weather, ahvays in reach, but too
lively to be hit when endurance ceases to be a
virtue.
It is e.stimated that the Texan cotton
crop will be 800,000 bales, and will be at least
5000 bales in excess of last year The weath
er is very favorable.
.'... The teacher who deliberately says “I
can and I will.” supplementing resolution by
thongbt and work, will ultimately overcome
all obstacles to success.
.... Life is said to be a journey from the
cradle to the grave, and the great problem
with most men seems to be liow to perform it
without getting corns.
.... At a .shooting match in Savannah, Ga.,
the other day. Air. J. W. Moore, at the dis
tance of sixteen paces, shot from the mouth of
Constable Frank F, Fox a pipe, twice in suc
cession
.... The Greeley Sun says: “The rattle
snakes in this vicinity arc iiimsually malignant
tills season. A large number of sheep have
been bitten by them tlown the Platte.”
'The Menomonee (Wis.) Herald esti
mates tlie amount of pine on the J/enoinonee
and its tributaries at 41,835,000,000 feet, 7,-
460.000,000 is now owned by thirteen per
sons
.... On the frontier it is regarded as an un
mistakable sign of Indians to discover a man
■vith twenty bullet holes in his body and a
hairless, sanguinary place on his head,
It is wellenough to speak of a wife as
the partner of her husband’s joys, but it looks
inconsistent to see the husband" sitting on the,
shady side of the barn to eat watermelon
alone.—Detroit Free Pre,rs.
- A Cleavelander has for two years own
ed and petted a watch dog under the idea that
tlie animal would make it hot for biirg].ai.«.
Burglars gotiii, walked all around the dog,
robbed the house, and now the dog, oh, where
IS he?—Detroit Free Press.
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